{"id":142677,"url":"https://alion.io/job/rob-senior-software-and-robotics-engineer","title":"(Senior) Robotics Software / Forward Deployed Engineer (US)","company":{"id":52440,"name":"RobCo","domain":"rob.co","url":"https://alion.io/company/rob-co","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Ashby","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":81,"open_postings":9,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.556,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":68,"computed_at":"2026-10-16T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Solutions","role_family":"Solutions","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Austin, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":123000,"max_usd":242000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":914},"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"C++","optional":false},{"name":"Computer Vision","optional":false},{"name":"Motion Planning","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"ROS","optional":false},{"name":"ROS2","optional":false},{"name":"Physical AI","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-07-08T20:46:21Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-07-08","last_verified_at":"2026-10-17T02:22:11Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":100,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":100},"description":"About the Role at RobCo\nRobCo is building the category of Autonomous Industrial Robotics and we're doing it fast. We believe that automating the ordinary frees humans to do the extraordinary, and we're building the end-to-end robotics infrastructure to make that possible - hardware, software, and AI in one stack that just works.\nAs our first US-based Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll sit at the intersection of robotics software, Product Engineering, and real-world customer applications. You make our platform fit the factory floor when the standard product isn't enough, developing the software and integrations needed to make complex customer solutions work on real robots.\nYou'll work on technically challenging projects, often solving problems that haven't yet been solved by most robotics companies. Depending on the project, this could mean developing new motion capabilities, building new RobFlow functionality, integrating vision or third-party systems, or connecting our robots to a customer's existing technology stack.\nBased in Austin, you'll work closely with our Solution Engineering team in the US and collaborate across our engineering organization in Germany, including Software Platform, Robot Control, and Computer Vision. When you're not working on a customer-specific project, you'll contribute directly to our core software platform.\nThis is the first role of its kind in the US and the beginning of a broader Forward Deployed Engineering function. As the team grows, you'll have the opportunity to help shape how we build and deliver increasingly complex robotics solutions.\nYour Responsibilities\nBuild custom robotic software solutions for deployments: custom motion generators, application-specific kinematic logic, and tailored automation workflows on the RobCo stack.\n\nIntegrate peripherals and computer vision systems, including our in-house RobVision platform as well as third-party vision and sensor systems.\n\nDeploy, commission, and debug solutions on real robots at customer sites alongside the Solution Engineering team.\n\nTranslate field requirements into product decisions and bring product knowledge back to the field. Turn recurring custom work into product features, and contribute to core robotics software at product-grade quality.\n\nServe as an escalation point for complex software and robotics issues in US-based deployments.\n\nWe're looking for someone who has\nAprox 3 to 5+ years of robotics software engineering: working across the entire stack, from robotics control, backend service to frontend.\n\nStrong software engineering skills in Python, C++ and ROS/ROS2, building production-level software.\n\nHands-on experience developing software for and working with physical robots, ideally industrial robotic arms or manipulators.\n\nA solid understanding of kinematics, motion generation, motion planning, and robot control, with the ability to apply these concepts in real robotic applications.\n\nExperience working with APIs and integrating software components within larger systems.\n\nA strong ownership mentality, a resourceful and pragmatic working style, and the ability to take a problem and drive it to a working solution without step-by-step direction.\n\nStrong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and time zones.\n\nWillingness to travel up to 30% within the US.\n\nNice to have\nExperience integrating computer vision systems into robotic applications.\n\nExperience with industrial robot peripherals such as grippers and sensors.\n\nExperience with PLCs and industrial communication protocols such as Modbus or Profinet.\n\nExperience integrating third-party machines or industrial equipment.\n\nExperience with ERP systems, customer databases, or similar external systems..\n\nPrevious customer-facing engineering experience.\n\nWhy join RobCo?\nDevelop modular, software-defined robotics solutions with us that set new standards in automation.\n\nHelp us build robots equipped with state-of-the-art AI that perceive their environment, analyze data, and make intelligent decisions in real time.\n\nAs part of a very dynamic and fast-growing scale-up, you will take on responsibility from day one, drive your own projects, and see the direct impact of your work.\n\nFlat hierarchies, open communication, and regular 360° feedback enable fast decisions and support your professional and personal development.\n\nCompetitive compensation and benefits package - including medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus a 401(k) plan.\n\nUnlimited paid time off incl. major holidays.\n\nCompany-sponsored onboarding and team offsites in Germany.\n\nAbout RobCo\nFounded in Munich in 2020, RobCo leads the transition toward fully Autonomous Industrial Robotics. Our mission is to deploy RobCo in every factory - solving the industrial labor shortage through end-to-end robotics that just works. Powered by Physical AI, our solutions combine a scalable modular hardware architecture with intelligent software that adapts to your use case, improves over time, and requires zero upfront investment through our Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) model.\nWe solve our customers' most pressing pain points - labor shortage, cost pressure, workplace safety, and national reshoring - across the full spectrum of Autonomous Industrial Robotics. With $160M raised from investors including Lightspeed, Lingotto Innovation, and Sequoia, 200+ people globally, and 2.5M+ operating hours in the field, we are deploying robots in factories across Europe and the United States - with our US operations headquartered in Austin, TX, and our RobCo Bay Area Demo Lab in San Francisco.\nDon’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.\nAt RobCo, applicants are selected regardless of ethnic origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation. 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